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NBA Cracks Down on Flopping
The NBA season tips off tonight with an interesting new policy that could improve both sportsmanship on the court and the overall quality of the game. This year, players that make a habit of flopping...
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SoCal Students Honored at Character Dinner
Earlier this month, 14 Southern California student-athletes and nine administrators were honored for their commitment to character and sportsmanship at a gala dinner aboard The Queen Mary in Long...
View ArticleKershaw Wins the Clemente. Is Baseball King of the Character Awards?
This week, Clayton Kershaw, the 24-year-old ace pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, received the Roberto Clemente Award, which, according to MLB, “recognizes the player who best exemplifies the game...
View ArticleHigh School Football Team Helps Victim of Bullying
So often we hear sad stories of bullying incidents in schools across the country, so it’s nice to hear one where students took action together and righted a wrong. In Queen Creek, Ariz., a sophomore...
View ArticleCity Requires Sporstmanship Class for Parents
In an interesting twist, the city of Danville, Virginia is requiring parents of children that play youth basketball to take a class on sportsmanship. The Chatham Star Tribune reports that Danville’s...
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Collegiate Scoring Record Sparks Debate
Records, they say, are made to be broken. But with a little help and manipulation, some are more easily broken than others. Such is the case with Grinnell College basketball player Jack Taylor, who...
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PGA Takes Shot to the Belly
The world of professional golf is embroiled in an interesting debate right now: to belly putt or not to belly putt. It might not sound so controversial on the surface, but we assure you it is. The...
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Notre Dame’s Manti Te’o Wins Sportsmanship Award
It’s been a great year for Notre Dame football. The team is ranked #1 in the nation and will play for the national title in January. Their star defensive player, linebacker Manti Te’o, also just...
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Spurs Draw Controversial Fine From NBA Commish
An anticipated prime-time matchup between two elite NBA teams – the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs – became noteworthy last month for who didn’t play and raised an interesting debate about what...
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Fans are the Real Losers in NHL Lockout
The NHL is in danger of losing yet another season due to a lockout. Yesterday the league announced it was cancelling all games through January 14, meaning roughly half the schedule for the 2012-13...
View ArticleSoccer Coach Elects to Not Run Up Score
Brian Ronan, a girl’s high school soccer coach at Mountain View High School in Arizona decided to teach his team a lesson about sportsmanship, rather than run up the score on an opponent. As a result,...
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Should the Redskins Have Played Robert Griffin III?
In the aftermath of yesterday’s NFL playoff game between the Washington Redskins and Seattle Seahawks one question was asked more than any other: Why did Redskins coach Mike Shanahan leave quarterback...
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Will Armstrong Come Clean?
It appears Lance Armstrong may finally be ready to admit to his mistakes. He’s scheduled to appear on Oprah Winfrey on January 17 to address years of accusations of cheating, and charges of lying about...
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Did Baseball’s Hall of Fame Voters Go Too Far?
By David Gawkowski Last week, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) elected no players to the Hall of Fame. It was the first year no living ex-player was elected since 1960. Many are...
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The Strange Tale of Manti Te’o
In one of the oddest stories in recent memory, news broke this week that Notre Dame’s star linebacker and 2012 Heisman candidate Manti Te’o was the possible victim of an elaborate hoax in which he...
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The Controversial Tennis “Timeout”
The boos rained down on Victoria Azarenka in her semi-final match at the Australian Open on Friday. Not because she was playing poorly or arguing with a line judge. It was because she called an injury...
View ArticleJosephson Institute’s Rich Jarc Discusses Armstrong and Te’o on NBC News
In the video above, Josephson Institute Executive Director Rich Jarc speaks with NBC News reporter Conan Nolan about the Lance Armstrong and Manti Te’o stories. Jarc discusses how educators can use...
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Soccer Player Kicks Ball Boy
Whether you call it soccer or football, the goal remains the same: get the ball into the other team’s goal. Also, do not kick the ball boy in the stomach while he’s down. Apparently, Eden Hazard of...
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Another PED Scandal Hits Baseball
Mid-February is a time when hope springs eternal across the major league baseball landscape. Pitchers and catchers report for spring training this week, and each team (while technically still...
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Two High Schools Set Aside Rivalry, Help Special Needs Student
A high school basketball game in El Paso, Texas last week was the scene for a truly memorable moment of great sportsmanship. As the El Paso Times reports, Mitchell Marcus, a special needs student and...
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